Tympanic Membrane Perforation Caused by Thunderbolt Strike. Issue 8 (November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bozan, Nazim; Kiroglu, Ahmet Faruk; Ari, Muzaffer; Turan, Mahfuz; Cankaya, Hakan
• Is Part Of: Journal of craniofacial surgery. Volume 27:Issue 8(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-11
• Subjects: Hearing loss -- lightning injuries -- sensorineural -- tympanic membrane perforation; Facial bones -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Skull -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery, Plastic -- Periodicals; 617.52
• DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003036
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1049-2275

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Thunderbolt strike is a life-threatening entity. In the patients presenting with thunderbolt strike, the central nervous system and the cardiovascular system should be primarily evaluated, followed by tympanic membrane lesions. The most important symptom connected with ear is the loss of hearing. In this report, a 43-year-old male patient with unilateral tympanic membrane perforation, tinnitus, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss caused by thunderbolt strike is presented through a review of the literature.